Alfredo Gil (footballer)

Alfredo Gil

Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Gil Porta
Birth name	Alfredo Gil Porta
Date of birth	(1891-01-10)10 January 1891
Place of birth	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Date of death	27 January 1908(1908-01-27) (aged 17)
Place of death	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1905–1908	FC Barcelona	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfredo Gil Porta (10 January 1891 – 27 January 1908) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona between 1905 and 1908.

Early life

Gil was born on 10 January 1891 in Carrer de Sant Pau in Barcelona, as the son of Josep Gil i Pradas, born in Figueroles, and Teresa Porta i Prim, born in Vila-rodona.

Playing career

Gil joined the football team of FC Barcelona from the athletics section, being an outstanding athlete in endurance tests since he had obtained several first prizes in races, including one on 23 August 1906, at the age of 15, he won a race of 2.500 meters, finishing ahead of second-placed Miguel Puig and Antonio Tenliado.

In total, Gil played 12 matches for FC Barcelona and scored two goals, his side's only goal in a 1–0 victory over X Sporting Club on 6 May 1906, and his side's only goal in a 1–4 loss to FC Internacional two weeks later, on 20 May 1906. However, both of them were friendly matches; officially, Gil only played three games, all of which in the Catalan championship.

Death

Gil died in Barcelona on 27 January 1908, at the tender age of just 17, due to an illness. At the time, Gil was still a player at Barça, where he almost occupied a place in the first team of the club, since he was its first substitute, distinguishing himself for his security on the left side, with his fellow forwards.